baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2543818-A (GB)
Title: Skin care composition and method thereof
Inventor: PAUL JAMES TOMLINSON
IPC: A61Q19/08
Filed: 2015-10-30
Abstract: Skin care compositions comprising O-substituted ascorbic acid derivatives in combination with gluconolactone (I) A composition comprising: an O-substituted ascorbic acid or derivative thereof; and gluconolactone or derivative thereof, wherein the composition comprises an aqueous phase present at up to 95 wt% or up to 90 wt% of the composition is provided. Preferably the O-substituted ascorbic acid derivative is represented by formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently H, C1-20alkyl, C3-20cycloalkyl, C1-20alkoxy, C2-20acyl, C6-20aryl, C1-20heterocyclic aromatic, C1-20heterocyclic non-aromatic or C3-20cycloalkenyl, in particular the O-substituted ascorbic acid derivative is 3-ethyl ascorbic acid. The composition may be in the form of an oil-in-water composition comprising 30 to 85 wt% of an aqueous phase, and 15 to 70 wt% of an oil phase. Preferably the composition is a water-in-silicone oil emulsion wherein the silicone oil is preferably a silicone elastomer. The composition is preferably used in a method of improving skin care wherein improving skin care includes improving (i) skin exfoliation, or moisturisation, or (ii) decreasing or preventing at least one of the following, forming wrinkles or fine lines, skin sagging, or hyperpigmentation, or (iii) increasing skin firmness or skin laxity.
Patent GB-2532605-A (GB)
Title: Modified bucket platforms of turbine buckets and methods for modifying bucket platforms of turbine buckets
Inventor: JAMES RYAN CONNOR
IPC: F01D5/00
Filed: 2015-11-06
Abstract: The method for modifying a bucket platform 120 of a turbine bucket 100 includes removing a portion of the bucket platform to form a void 150, wherein the void comprises a predetermined geometry. A filler material (135, Figure 5) is then added in layers (137) to fill the void. The method may be used to modify multiple bucket platforms. A modified turbine bucket includes an airfoil 110 extending from a bucket platform, a root portion 140 extending from an opposite side of the bucket platform and filler material disposed in layers that fills a previously formed void 150 comprising a predetermined geometry. The predetermined geometry may include one or more sidewalls having a non-vertical or tapering orientation. The sidewalls may be non-linear. The void may be formed on one or more edges of the bucket platform, may extend from a top surface to a side surface or be formed on a pressure side. Electrical discharge machining may be used to remove the portion.
Patent GB-2535612-A (GB)
Title: Medical device
Inventor: TIM COONEY
IPC: A61L15/07
Filed: 2015-12-18
Abstract: A method of making a medical device, the method comprising: heating the polymeric material using a halogen, convection or infrared oven; contacting a portion of a tool 2 corresponding to a subjects body part with a layer of polymeric material, preferably propylene, 20 configured to retain the shape of the tool in the absence of a vacuum, a seal 21 is created by joining the polymeric material to itself; contacting at least a portion of the layer of polymeric material with a UV or heat curable material and curing the curable material so that it become rigid to thereby create a medical device. The curable material is a composite sheet including an inner core of fibre substrate impregnated with a polymer resin where the fibres 22 are carbon, aramid and/or glass fibres. The curable material is wrapped in a releasable membrane, polytetrafluoroethylene, and a vacuum permeable breather fabric is placed over the releasable membrane and then placed in a heat tolerant vacuum bag comprising a vacuum valve. The vacuum bag enclosed tool is placed in an oven or autoclave.
Patent GB-2533703-A (GB)
Title: Selective plugging element and method of selectively plugging a channel therewith
Inventor: LOUIS F LAFLEUR
IPC: E21B47/01
Filed: 2014-06-27
Abstract: An assembly for assisting performance of an operation involving a hardenable fluid in an axial flowbore of a casing string including a carrier disposed at the casing string. An operative device is carried by the carrier. A channel connects between the operative device and the axial flowbore. A plugging element is positioned in the channel that protects the operative device by preventing the hardenable fluid from entering the channel, and the plugging element is reconfigurable to selectively permit communication between the operative device and the axial flowbore via the channel. A method of protecting and using an operative device disposed at a casing string is also included.
Patent GB-2549066-A (GB)
Title: Game system
Inventor: JOHN EDWARD TIMOTHY OXLEY
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2016-03-03
Abstract: A system for awarding prizes to users comprises a control unit 104 coupled to a display unit 105 and a user control unit 102. The control unit 104 is arranged to run gaming software to display a game on the display unit 105 controllable by the user control unit 104 such that responsive to operation of the user control unit 102 a process is run using the gaming software such that a prize is identified and information identifying the prize is displayed on the display unit 105. The control unit 104 is connected, via a network connection 114 to a server 101, said server 101 is arranged to communicate updated gaming software to the control unit 104. The user control unit 102 may include a push button 106 and may be wirelessly connected to the control unit 104. The prize may take the form of a discount from the purchase price of one or more products.
Patent GB-2539062-A (GB)
Title: Tool with multi-size segmented ring seat
Inventor: DANIEL R HART
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2013-05-09
Abstract: A tool for use in subterranean hydrocarbon production comprising a housing defining an axial flowbore and having an outer lateral fluid port 40 formed therein; a piston sleeve 44 axially moveably disposed within the flowbore and having an inner lateral fluid port 50, the piston sleeve 44 being moveable between a first position corresponding to a first operating position for the tool, and a second position corresponding to a second operating position for the tool; an actuation mechanism for moving the tool between the first and second operating positions, the actuation mechanism comprising a seat 52 associated with the piston sleeve 44 to catch and release a plug, the seat 52 being retained within an expansion chamber 32 and formed of a plurality of separate arcuate segments which define an annular seat having a central opening; wherein the seat further comprises an annular base ring 92 and a plurality of collets 94 that extend axially from the annular base ring 92 to interconnect each arcuate segment 96 with the base ring 92; wherein a) the actuation mechanism moves the tool from the first operating position to the second operating position by landing a first actuation plug onto the seat and thereafter varying fluid pressure within the flowbore of the housing; and b) the actuation mechanism moves the tool from the second operating position to the first operating position by landing a second actuation plug that is of a different size than the first actuation plug onto the seat and thereafter varying fluid pressure within the flowbore of the housing; a first actuation plug; and a second actuation plug which is of a different size than the first actuation plug.
Patent GB-2548896-A (GB)
Title: Dual machine-readable codes with reactive properties
Inventor: DAVID SNELLING
IPC: G06K19/06
Filed: 2016-03-31
Abstract: A technique for indicating a state of environmental exposure of an article (e.g. a food item) by use of an active substance (such as an ink) which changes appearance with environmental exposure. Dual codes, such as QR codes, are prepared to represent the before- and after-exposure states. Error correction and/or positional information employed in the codes is selectively undermined by altering each code based on whether it is intended to represent the state of the article before or after exposure. Before exposure the undermined code (qr_ad, Fig. 5) fails to read, while the other code (qr_ue, Fig. 5) reads correctly, As a result of exposure to, for example, heat or light, the chemical and colour changes in the ink used to print the codes cause the previously unreadable to become readable, while the other code is now unreadable. In this way, scanning the codes before and after the environmental exposure produces two different messages. The process could function by undermining the error correction in the two distinct codes.
Patent GB-2553115-A (GB)
Title: Distillation columns
Inventor: EDWARD ELMER
IPC: B01D5/00
Filed: 2016-08-23
Abstract: A distillation column comprises at least one wall (11) enclosing a chamber (12), at least a feed input (13a 13c), condensate removal point 14 and vapour take off point 15. Within the chamber is mounted a polygonal cross section component 16 configured to rotate within the chamber when in use. A means for applying an external pressure pulse is to the distillation column may also be provided. Preferably there is a rotating spindle equipped with vertically orientated paddles and an additional, inner spindle, equipped with a plurality of horizontal plates, and a drive which, in use, vibrates the spindle in the vertical plain whilst spinning said spindles.  The distillation column allows for rotation of the polygonal cross section component to remove the condensate by centrifugation, resulting in the preferential removal of a lower volatility component to the column wall and subsequent drainage under gravity. Improved enrichment of a more volatile component in a vapour phase will be achieved.
Patent GB-2554423-A (GB)
Title: Exercise equipment
Inventor: NADEEM DAR
IPC: F16M13/02
Filed: 2016-09-27
Abstract: The exercise equipment comprises two support columns 10, 12 and hand-operable quick-release fastenings 14 for removably securing the two support columns 10, 12 to a wall of a building with the support columns 10, 12 extending vertically and parallel to one another. Attachment points 16 spaced along the length of the support columns 10, 12 are used to secure brackets 18, 20 that project from the plane of the wall. The attachment points 16 and at least some of the brackets 18, 20 are such as to enable the brackets 18, 20 to withstand both upwards and downwards forces applied by a user while performing an exercise. The brackets 18, 20 may be padded, may have notches for receiving a cross bar 26, may be used to mount ancillary apparatus such as a resistance wheel (461, figure 4), weights (366, figure 3B) or a pulley (350, figure 3A).
Patent GB-2547501-A (GB)
Title: Secure network commissioning for lighting systems
Inventor: Jeffrey Zehler
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2016-11-02
Abstract: A lighting system comprises at least one network-capable infrastructure device 2, 10 and a commissioning device 5. The infrastructure device, such as a ballast or a luminaire, includes a first communication unit 3 configured to communicate with at least one other infrastructure device, and a second communication unit 4. The commissioning device comprises a commissioning communication unit 6 configured to communicate with the second communication unit of the infrastructure device. The infrastructure device receives a key information from the commissioning unit via the second communication unit and communicates via the first communication unit with the at least one other infrastructure device using the received key information. The first communication unit may communicate by a wireless communication interface and the second communication unit may communicate by a physically different communication interface such as visual light communication or acoustic communication.
Patent GB-2548441-A (GB)
Title: Automatically determining restored availability of multi-channel media distributors for authentication or authorization
Inventor: Tudor Scurtu
IPC: H04N21/266
Filed: 2016-11-09
Abstract: A streaming media service comprising: diverting first requests for streaming media or video content from reaching a media distributor 302; subsequently transmitting test requests to the multi-channel distributor for authentication 304; determining that the multi-channel distributor (MMD) has authenticated or authorised user credentials or content access based on the test requests 306; and transmitting second requests for streaming media content to the media distributor based on the determination of the previous step 308. For example, during a period of reduced availability of a MMD, the entitlement service diverts some or all authentication requests from reaching the MMD. Checking the response to test requests allows the entitlement service to establish when the MMD service resumes availability. A subset of the first requests may be used as the test requests, or the test requests may be generated to ensure the credentials in the test requests are authentic. Preferably, in a first time period after it is determined that the MMD authenticates or verified the test packets, a percentage of requests for media content may be transmitted to the MMD. After the first period, a higher percentage of requests are transmitted, based on the number of successfully authorised requests in the first period.
Patent GB-2540713-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for establishing wireless communications between wireless circuitry and multiple base stations
Inventor: ANH Q LUONG
IPC: H04W76/02
Filed: 2015-05-29
Abstract: An electronic device (10; fig. 8) has wireless communications circuitry. The wireless circuitry may transmit and receive wireless signals over a network having first (80-1; fig. 8) and second (80-2; fig. 8) wireless base stations. The first base station may establish a primary wireless connection with the device using selected connection settings (212) and may transmit the selected connection settings to the second base station (214). The second base station (80-2; fig. 8) may copy the received connection settings to establish a secondary wireless connection with the device while the primary connection is simultaneously maintained (228). After the primary and secondary connections have been established, the first and second base stations may transmit data streams to the electronic device over different frequency bands in a carrier aggregation link. By using the second base station to copy the received connection settings that were used by the first base station to establish the primary connection, the connection time for establishing the carrier aggregation link may be improved.
Patent GB-2551220-A (GB)
Title: Agent and method for the temporary shaping of keratin-containing fibers
Inventor: THORSTEN KNAPPE
IPC: A61Q5/06
Filed: 2016-12-13
Abstract: A cosmetic agent for the temporary shaping of keratinic fibers (e.g. hair), comprising a) a cosmetic preparation containing a1) and a2). A1 is at least one copolymer, made up of at least the following monomer units: N-tert-octylacrylamide, acrylic acid, tert-butylaminoethyl methacrylate, and a2 is at least one copolymer, made up of at least the following monomer units: (meth)acrylic acid, (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester, (meth)acrylic acid hydroxyalkyl ester, wherein the weight proportion of copolymers a1) and a2) in terms of the total weight of the cosmetic preparation is 10 to 30% by weight. It is preferable that the cosmetic composition also comprises ethanol (50 to 85 wt.%) and water (5.0 to 25 wt.%). Preferably, the agent comprises at least one propellant. Also claimed is the use of the agent for the temporary shaping of keratin-containing fibres and a method for shaping keratin-containing fibres in which the agent is added to said keratinic fibres.
Patent GB-2561808-A (GB)
Title: Pressure vessel transportation apparatus and method of transporting a pressure vessel
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER MARK JACKSON
IPC: F17C13/08
Filed: 2017-01-13
Abstract: A pressure vessel transportation apparatus (100) comprises an electronic or mechanical fork-engagement confirmation system for determining correct engagement of a fork (114, 116) of a forklift. The apparatus may include a detector arrangement and a means for generating an alert
Patent GB-2560735-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle suspension arm
Inventor: DIRK LANDHEER
IPC: B60G21/05
Filed: 2017-03-22
Abstract: A vehicle suspension arm, the vehicle suspension arm 18 comprising a composite material, the vehicle suspension arm having a first arm member 30 and a secondarm member 32, each of the first arm member and the second arm member having a first end 40 at which the first arm member and the second arm member are arranged to be connected to a wheel 22a. The first arm member has a first arm portion 34 and a second arm portion 36 and the second arm member also has a first arm portion 44 and a second arm portion 46. The first arm portion of the first arm member and the first arm portion of the second arm member extend from the first ends of each of the first arm member and the second arm member, and the second arm portions of the first and second arm members are arranged to be connected to a structural component of the vehicle, such that movement of the wheel with respect to the structural component is substantially accommodated by flexing of the vehicle suspension arm.
Patent GB-2565550-A (GB)
Title: Composite assembly
Inventor: JONATHAN MEYER
IPC: B29C70/84
Filed: 2017-08-14
Abstract: A composite assembly comprises a laminate of fibre plies 41 impregnated with a laminate matrix material; a pad 11 of fibre plies impregnated with a pad matrix material; and a part 10 with a body with protrusions which extend from the body and penetrate at least some of the fibre plies of the pad. The pad may bonded to the laminate by a stepped lap joint or a scarf joint; preferably the pad is embedded within the laminate. The assembly is manufactured by pressing the protrusions into the pad; and after the protrusions have been pressed into the pad: curing a pad matrix material impregnating the pad, and bonding the pad to the laminate. The pad may be bonded to the laminate by a co-cured, co-bonded or co-infused joint. The pad may be inspected for defects after the protrusions have been pressed into the pad. Preferably, the body and protrusions are formed from a metal material.
Patent GB-2556991-A (GB)
Title: Bodensystem
Inventor: THOMAS HEUSER
IPC: F24D3/14
Filed: 2017-09-27
Abstract: The device comprises a U shaped carrier 20 for placement on a beam 16, each carrier comprising a base 22 and parallel lateral legs 28, 30, with undergripping projections 32 extending from the outer sides 29, 31 of at least one of the lateral legs for gripping under an edge area of the temperature control module, the undergripping projections each being spring-elastic and comprising a support surface which is angled with respect to the base. The undergripping projections may be resiliently flexible or connected to the lateral legs with resilient flexibility. The support surfaces may be elastic and formed by wedge-shaped upright ribs 38. The undergripping projections may be at an acute angle to the lateral legs. The base may comprise recesses 27. A stiffening plate 34 may connect the lateral legs and the undergripping projections. Also claimed is a hollow floor comprising a plurality of beams placed parallel on an underlying surface each having the device laid on top of them, with temperature control modules on the undergripping projections.
Patent GB-2567169-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft assembly locating tool
Inventor: AMER LIAQAT
IPC: B64F5/10
Filed: 2017-10-04
Abstract: Disclosed is a positioning tool 30 suitable for use in locating and positioning components during assembly of aircraft. The positioning tool comprises: a base tool part 40 configured to mount on a support; a positionable tool part 60 movable relative to the base tool part; an interface arrangement for coupling with an aircraft component and being configured to move with the positionable tool part; a locking arrangement 68 for selectively locking the positionable tool part in a position relative to the base tool part; and an adjustment arrangement 67 configured to act on the positionable tool part to adjust the position of the positionable tool part relative to the base tool part. The adjustment arrangement may comprise a guide arrangement and/or at least one biasing element. The base and positionable tool parts may be rigid plates. Also disclosed is a mounting assembly comprising the disclosed positioning tool, and an aircraft assembly fixture. Further disclosed is an aircraft assembly locating tool comprising: first, second, and third tool parts mounted one upon the other and moveable relative each other; and an interface arrangement. Further disclosed is an aircraft assembly locating tool comprising: a plurality of relatively moveable plates; and a locking arrangement.
Patent GB-2557451-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for maintaining an ambient monitoring session
Inventor: ILYA FREYTSIS
IPC: H04W84/08
Filed: 2017-11-03
Abstract: Maintaining Ambience Listening (AL) (ambient monitoring) capability for a communication device such as a Push-To-Talk (PTT) Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) device, includes using a first target identity to identify the communication device in a first ambient monitoring session with an ambient monitoring device. While in the first ambient monitoring session, receiving, a communication service state change notification for the first target identity, determining a second target identity to identify the communication device in a second ambient monitoring session that has not been established, and transmitting, to the ambient monitoring device, the second target identity. A communication service state change notification includes receiving one selected from a group consisting of a login state change for a user and a network state change. Determining a second target identity includes determining one selected from a group consisting of a new user identity, a device identity, and a subscriber unit identifier. Transmitting the second target identity includes transmitting a termination message including the second target identity. Receiving a communication service state change notification for a first target identity includes receiving a push-to-talk service state change notification for a first push-to-talk identity.
Patent GB-2559006-A (GB)
Title: Protective glove
Inventor: MATTHEW SHARP
IPC: A63B71/14
Filed: 2017-11-16
Abstract: A protective glove 100 comprising a wrist section 200 for protecting the wearers wrist; a hand section 300 attached to an end of the wrist section, for protecting the wearers hand, the hand section comprising a knuckle section 304 for protecting the knuckles; the knuckle section comprising a knuckle compressor 800 configured to compress the knuckle section, comprising at least one strap 801 extending from a palm side of the hand section to a back side of the hand section, the at least one strap configured to compress a back side of the knuckle section. Preferably the compression applied is adjustable, further preferably by adjustable attachment 802 of the strap to the hand or wrist section. Preferably the knuckle section includes a pad containing a non-Newtonian fluid. Preferably the glove further comprises a semi rigid wrist-support tongue 500 moveable along the wrist section towards the hand section to a position selected by the wearer, in use the tongue being held in place by the wrist section.